"Well, do you believe it now?" Yakov said with a smile, putting down his hands that were covering his eyes.
Nodding silently, Zhao Xiaohai hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Did Sophia ask you to do this?"
"Are you talking about what happened today?" Yakov imitated Zhao Xiaohai, lying down on the sofa and said self-deprecatingly, "How is it possible? My sister loves you so much. I never thought that a woman with her personality would one day ask the old man for mercy for a man. Hehe, having said that, you really have some tricks up your sleeve. Not only did you win over my stubborn sister in such a short time, but you also bewitched those soldiers in the Far East. Do you know, in just less than an hour, I received no less than ten calls. Haha, all of them are powerful people who are not easy to deal with. Fortunately, I didn't mean to embarrass you, otherwise, I'm afraid I would be the first one to have a headache."
"Is Sophia still in Moscow? When will she come back?" Zhao Xiaohai ignored Yakov's teasing and asked a little disappointedly.
"Why wait for her to come back?" Yakov shook his head and said disapprovingly, "I actually hope she doesn't come back yet, so she won't be bossing me around all day. Oh, if you miss her, you can go to Moscow to see her, but I advise you to wait a while before going. When it comes to making money in business, I'm indeed not as good as you, but when it comes to dealing with women, hehe, you're probably not my match. I can see that my sister really likes you, but she's still putting on airs. If you go to her now, I guess she won't be very friendly. But if you don't go to her for a while, keep her away, and don't let her see you, then she'll be thinking about you all day, and only think of your good points, and your position in her heart will naturally become more and more important. Hehe, do you understand what I mean?"
Zhao Xiaohai stared at Yakov without blinking, his face filled with surprise. After a long while, he sighed and said, "You, you are really Sophia's brother? Real brother?"
"Ha, do you find it hard to understand that as a brother, I would help a man to plot against my own sister?" Yakov put one leg on the coffee table and shook it rhythmically.
Zhao Xiaohai nodded silently as a response.
"Actually, there's nothing hard to understand about this," Yakov said without shame. "I'm doing this for her own good. The national situation is complicated right now, and no one can predict what tomorrow will bring. What's the point of power in such a situation? Who knows, tomorrow, the power that was all-powerful yesterday might be worthless. That's why I've always believed that everything is fake, everything is false. Only money, endless money, is truly real. You may not have any other outstanding qualities, but you have one thing: a head for making money. In my opinion, that's enough. With some outside help, in just a few years, you'll have accumulated enough wealth to last for generations. Then, you can go to America, England, France, Germany, anywhere you want. No matter how this country changes, or what it becomes, you can live happily forever. Isn't this all about my sister?"
Yakov was quite astute. He might not be a good person, and he might not have the slightest sense of patriotism, but his perspective on the Soviet Union was much clearer than many others. Even Zhao Xiaohai had to admit this. It was a bit strange, but it seemed that the so-called bad guys in this world always had a better understanding of current affairs than the good guys.
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